Calls for national repentance at Lagos crusade
Repentance, not prayers alone, key to ending crisis — Clerics
LAGOS — Amid rising insecurity, economic hardship and the continued abduction of schoolchildren across the country, the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Lagos Mainland Province, has declared that Nigeria’s healing requires more than prayers, stressing that genuine national repentance is essential to overcoming the nation’s challenges.
Speaking at a crusade themed “Help From Above” held at Bariga Primary School, Ilaje, Lagos, Chairman of PFN Lagos Mainland Province, Pastor Chinedu Momah, said the country is facing a spiritual crisis that demands more than religious rituals.
Represented by the province’s General Secretary, Pastor Moses Mboso, Momah urged Nigerians to redirect their trust to God, saying reliance on human solutions had failed to deliver lasting progress.
“As a nation, we have put our trust in our leaders. We were looking up to man, and we have seen diverse kinds of people with different solutions they offered. But that has not advanced us. Human intelligence has failed us. True help can only come from God,” he said.
He urged Nigerians not to lose hope but to contribute positively to national development in their various spheres of influence, noting that righteousness exalts a nation while sin brings reproach.
Also speaking, the guest speaker and Lead Pastor of International Miracle Service (IMS), Pastor Andrew Umoru, described Nigeria as a nation in distress, saying the country’s problems require collective responsibility.
“The nation is bleeding right now, and it should not be just a concern of politicians or those in positions of authority. People are being kidnapped. Students are being abducted from schools. Citizens are crying out for solutions,” he said.
According to him, prayers alone would not solve the country’s problems without sincere repentance and a willingness to change.
“We can pray, but if there is no repentance, sincerity and readiness to change, then God Himself will not help us. The Bible says, ‘If my people, who are called by my name, shall seek my face and repent, I will hear their cry.’
“The people we call politicians are also Nigerians. We see bribery and corruption in markets, communities and villages. In places where we should show compassion, we oppress one another. It is a collective problem. Focusing only on politicians is not fair because they come from the same society,” Umoru added.
Meanwhile, the Women’s Coordinator of PFN Lagos Mainland Province, Reverend Susan Ezeudemba, charged women to take active roles in nation-building, family stability and societal development.
She said the women’s wing of the fellowship regularly organises community outreach programmes, spiritual empowerment conferences and leadership initiatives aimed at empowering women and the girl-child.
According to her, recent activities undertaken by the group include regional prayer conferences, charity and empowerment programmes, and annual women’s conferences.
The crusade was organised by the PFN Lagos Mainland Province in collaboration with International Miracle Service (IMS).
